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They came in all makes and models — old and new, red, black and phantom gray. They had names: "Zippy," "the Philly Mobile." And they carried memories — of trips to Disneyland, the beach and big moves to Los Angeles. But on Tuesday, in an obscure baseball stadium parking lot just west of the 405 Freeway, almost all of the 340 mud-covered cars lined up next to one another had at least one thing in common. "It's pretty clear that these cars are not going to be drivable ever again," UCLA spokesman Tod Tamberg said. "These cars are finished." In sharp contrast to the jubilant relief Friday at UCLA Lot 36, Tuesday's scene...

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